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[Live] Emily Lau at the Admiralty International Human Rights Day Rally: Trying to Fight for the Right of Residence of BNO Holders

2019-12-10T14:26:19.014Z


Today is the International Civil Rights Day. In the evening, some civil organizations organized a rally outside the headquarters of the Admiralty government, commonly known as the "Lennon Wall", to cheer for human rights activists in Hong Kong and around the world. Over 200 citizens attended the scene.


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Written by: Luo Jiaqing Hu Jiaxin

2019-12-10 18:15

Last updated: 2019-12-10 22:13

Today is the International Civil Rights Day. In the evening, some civil organizations organized a rally outside the headquarters of the Admiralty government, commonly known as the "Lennon Wall", to cheer for human rights activists in Hong Kong and around the world. Over 200 citizens attended the scene.

[21:34] The film about the beautiful island incident in Taiwan was broadcast live.

[21:17] Former Democratic Party Chairman Emily Lau said that even if she removed her membership, she still maintained contact with international people and gave interviews to foreign media to tell the current situation in Hong Kong. Emily Lau also pointed out that many citizens have expressed the hope that the UK can grant BNO holders the right of abode, and she stressed that she will do her best to fight for Hong Kong people.

[20:56] A clip of the Indonesian protest movement was broadcast live.

[20:48] Maintenance Hong Kong Edith said that society should promote a human rights friendly policy, and she hopes that everyone must have a citizen awakening, because human rights are the most basic guarantee. She claims that some people believe that human rights are equivalent to the rule of law, but she believes that human rights are also democratic progress.

[20:17] The chairman of the Force for the Deaf stated in sign language that the organization hopes to initiate matters concerning the deaf. She claims that deaf people face many obstacles in their daily lives, including the right to information. Connie said that many deaf people want to know what happened to the Anti-Amendment Movement, but the government press conference did not have sign language interpreters. After communicating with the Government Information Office, they succeeded in securing a sign language interpreter for Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e's press conference, but the police press conference failed to win them. In the end, she hoped that everyone could walk with the deaf.

[20:02] Member of the Legislative Councilor Guo Jiaqi said that it was a shameful act for the police to cast more than 10,000 tear gas bombs in the anti-revision campaign. At the same time, the director of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen Zhaoshi, avoided the tear gas composition and harmed the human body. He criticized the entire Lin Zheng team for not "talking."

[19:50] Zhong Jianhua, director of PolyU's Center for Social Policy Research, said that in recent years, universities and academic freedom have been narrowing, and especially the academic community has encountered great difficulties in engaging society. He said there are more and more restrictions on hosting events on campus, and renting event rooms requires the approval of the vice-principal.

Zhong Jianhua also pointed out that today is International Human Rights Day, and he hopes that everyone should not think that human rights are just academic issues, because human rights are closely related to our daily lives. In the end, he urged everyone to stay alert and not let the "calm atmosphere, uh, me", take place recently.

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[19:15] International Civil Rights Day rally attended by more than 200 citizens

Today is the International Civil Rights Day. In the evening, some civil organizations organized a rally outside the headquarters of the Admiralty government, commonly known as the "Lennon Wall", to cheer for human rights activists in Hong Kong and around the world. Over 200 citizens attended the scene.

The International Civil Rights Day rally is hosted by the Civil Society Development Resource Center and will begin at about 6.30pm today. The conference first held a one-minute silence ceremony to commemorate the people who have fought for freedom and rights in the past, and even paid and sacrificed.

Then the conference invited guests to speak, including members of the Legislative Council Xu Zhifeng and Mao Mengjing. Xu Zhifeng said that the Hong Kong government and the Chinese Communist Party are reciprocal criminals of human rights violations. Members of Parliament were repeatedly attacked by the DQ incident. He called on citizens to bravely resist the regime and protect human rights in Hong Kong. Mao Mengjing said that this anti-revision demonstration was supported by citizens across the sector, and everyone was full of determination to fight for the five major demands, and believed that the government could not easily avoid it.

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[19:15] A live 10-minute clip of the anti-revision exercise that took place in the past six months.

[19:10] Father Gan Haowang stated that he had previously written a song about anti-revisionism in Italy and sang at the scene impromptu. Gan Haowang also pointed out that Hong Kong News was broadcast daily in Italy when he was in Italy, and he hoped that everyone would be united and stick to it.

[18:50] Members of the Legislative Council, Xu Zhifeng, Mao Mengjing, etc. have spoken successively. Among them, Ye Jianqing, the convener of good mentality, hopes that everyone will continue to pursue their demands; Xu Zhifeng and "Destination" Tan Dezhi both refer to today as International Human Rights Day, but criticized the government for suppressing the human rights of Hong Kong people, including the exploitation of Hong Kong people right.

[18:40] The moderator stated that he now observed a minute of silence for those who had fought for democracy, human rights and freedom in the past, and then led by Father Gan Haowang to pray.

[18:37] Someone hung the word "FREE HK" on the bridge outside Haifu Bridge.

[18:30] The conference announced the start of the event. About 100 people gathered at the Lennon Wall in Admiralty. The host said that electronic candles and post-it notes were prepared for the participants, so that they could write words on post-it notes and post them on the Lennon Wall.

[18:13] About ten people gathered at the scene. The organizer stated that the event will start on time at 6:30, and the notice of no objection will be until 9:30 pm.

FDC launched a parade on International Human Rights Day last Sunday. (Photo / Photo by Lu Yiming)

[Fugitives Regulations] The middle-school students silver-haired Chater Garden rally police said the highest peak 650 people participated

[Fugitives Regulations] 12-year-old male and two female quasi-bail conditions: not allowed to participate in a rally of more than 10 people

[Fugitives Regulations] Some 500 people in Kwai Tsing District have thrown glass bottles after the participation

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Source: hk1

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